Thesaurus: limber

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1. n. The shafts or thills of a wagon or carriage.
2. n. The detachable fore part of a gun carriage, consisting of two wheels, an axle, and a shaft to which the horses are attached. On top is an ammunition box upon which the cannoneers sit.
3. n. Gutters or conduits on each side of the keelson to afford a passage for water to the pump well.
4. v. t. To attach to the limber; as, to limber a gun.
5. a. Easily bent; flexible; pliant; yielding.
6. v. t. To cause to become limber; to make flexible or pliant.
7. adj. (used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable
8. adj. (used of artifacts) easily bent
9. adj. (used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely
10. n. a two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle used to pull a field gun or caisson
11. v. attach the limber
12. v. cause to become limber